Some halftime adjustments, and a big second half by senior Isaac Cyr, helped give Fort Fairfield a come-from-behind 64-60 victory over PCHS on Feb. 21 in Class C North quarterfinal play at the Cross Insurance Center. Read More

The Cross Insurance Center has been like a home away from home for the Houlton High School girls basketball team. On Feb. 20 the top-seeded Shiretowners improved to 10-0 in regional play at the facility with a resounding 65-26 Class C North quarterfinal victory over No. 8 Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford. Read More

Like many of my colleagues, I watched in horror as a mentally unstable 19-year-old walked into a Florida high school opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, an AR-15. By the time he left the… Read More

Sydney Allen knows she has big sneakers to fill when she begins her basketball career at Husson University in the fall. Her mother, Sue Ann Allen, was a 1,000-point scorer at Husson and was inducted into the Husson Hall of Fame in 2009. Sydney… Read More

Taking advantage of quiet time in their warm-weather camp, several Union soldiers write letters to the folks at home. In the foreground, a comrade wields needle and thread to repair his slightly worn clothing. (Library of Congress) Having survived the Battle of Chancellorsville,… Read More

Diane Atwood hosts podcasts on her Catching Health website, and I did a recent show with her, as did the director of the ALS Association’s Northern New England Chapter. You can listen here: George Smith: Diagnosed with ALS… Read More

The Bruins made a depth move, adding defenseman, Nick Holden, on Tuesday, but Matthew Cunha isn't settling for depth. He wants a Stanley Cup, and believes the only way to ensure that is by bringing more star power to Beantown. Read More

With Karlton Creech living out the old Busch beer slogan and heading for the mountains, the folks that oversee the only D-1 athletics program in this state have a major hire to make this spring. Can you handle the truth? The department is on thin ice… Read More